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FARB BOX. 140.244.774. Patented July 26,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT t, OFFICE.

JAMES H. SMALL, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EMILY A. SMALL, OFSAME PLACE.

FARE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,774, dated July 26,1881.

Application filed February 2e, 1881. (No model.)`

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. SMALL, of Bu'alo, in the State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for theCollection of Fares on Street Railways and other Gonveyanees, of whichthe following is a specification. `'I heobject of my invention is toai'ord greater security, certainty, and convenience in collecting faresfrom passengers, by which the fares are deposited by the passenger atany point, sitting or standing, in the car, and the conductor isentirely prevented from handling it, but with a clear supervision of thepayment. 'I o effect this improvement I construct my device as follows,referring to the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section, showing one side of theinterior offa car with my improvement; Fig. 2, a top plan of theelongated ticketreceiver; Fig. 3, sectional de.- tails showing theinterior of the receiver and its cross-section; Fig. 4, cross-sectionotl car at right angles to Fig. 1.

Along the whole length ot' the space between the topot' the windows andtop ot' the car, or such portion thereof as is found necessary, I extenda receptacle, A, with a narrow opening or slit at a along its wholelength to receive `the passengers fare at any point along the side ofthe car where the passengers may sit or stand. The front of thisreceptacle A andthe inclined planes b c, down which the fare isconveyed, are made of transparent glass, so as The bottom of thereceptacle is formed by a revolving endless belt, d, made of anysuitahlematerial, and so applied as to have its edges raised and runningclose' to the front and rear u,of the receptacle, to receive and conveythe fare to the fareboX, at Whatever point alongthe side of the car itmay be deposited. Said belt' passes over properly-formed rollers placedat each end, thek whole being inclosed by a fixed bottom. This belt dmay be revolved by the conductor bya crank turning one o f the rollers 5but Iprefer is turned by a belt connecting it with pulley f 5o on thecar-axle.

Instead of using belts, an upright shaft and gear may be substituted, orany other motor device.

At the end to which the fares are conveyed there is a conductor toreceive and convey them into the fare-box o below. An opening, h, ismade to the outside of the car, at. the end openinginto the conductor g,for Jghe fares of passengers on the platform.

It is obvious minor changes may be made in the arrangement of thehorizontal elongated vreceptacleA to adapt it to the varied construe-the fares at all points along the side of the car, with an endless beltforming the bottom, l'or conveying the same to a stationary' box at'-xed to the car, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In combination with the elongated receptacle having the opening athroughout its length,the endless belt d, moved automatically andlongitudinally in the receptacle, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony' whereof I have hereto set my hand.

I AS. H. SMALL. In presence of- J. J. GREENOUGH,

JAMEs S. Giens.

